IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Providing the public with information regarding the practice of psychology within Louisiana.

EMERGENCY TEMPORARY REGISTRATIONS

On August 24, 2017, Governor John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency (Proclamation Number 104JBE 2017) due to Tropical Storm Harvey. If you are an out-of-state psychologist, licensed at the doctoral level for the independent practice of psychology in another jurisdiction of the United States, and you would like to volunteer psychological services to individuals affected by this emergency, the following is required:

2. Register with LAVA (Louisiana Volunteers in Action) at www.lava.dhh.louisiana.gov. LAVA is administered by the LA Department of Health, Office of Public Health to recruit, credential, train, manage and deploy volunteers (medical and non-medical) to assist during emergencies.

3. If you do not register with LAVA, you are required to be affiliated with a legitimate relief effort and providing gratuitous services in Louisiana to qualify for an Emergency Temporary Registration.

Mission Statement: To safeguard life, health, property, and the public welfare, and in order to protect the people of this state against unauthorized, unqualified and improper application of psychology.

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